Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1884 — Mistook Her for a Dummy. [ARTICLE]

Mistook Her for a Dummy.

At the entrance to one of the nreminent dry-goods stores on Federal street, Allegheny, recently, a lady, remarkable for the wax-like appearance of her complexion, stood waiting for a car. A young man, accompanied by two ladies, passed in and came out in a few minutes. The lady was still standing like a statue in the same position. The young man said, “Now just look at this,” and raised his hand and struck the sup

posed figure a smart slap on the cheek. The statue turned a pair of flashing black eyes on him and wilted hkn with a look. He stammered incoherently: “I—l—thought you were a dummy,* and almost ran away, allowing his companions to follow as best they could.— Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.